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The sole purpose of this information is to help you become a better angler - to give you good basic information that will make your fishing trips in Australia more enjoyable and let you fully enjoy this relaxing, fulfilling sport.

Alvey Reels Australia, Snyder Glas Rods and Platypus Lines are all privately owned Australian companies that manufacture in Australia. The following information draws from the 200 years of combined knowledge gained from manufacturing a wide range of quality products to suit Australian fishing conditions and from top competitive anglers.

Many books have been written giving instructions to the novice or beginner in the art of angling. Most have defeated their purpose by showing every conceivable knot, serving only to confuse and discourage the reader.

This information shows comparatively simple methods which have been developed and accepted by top competitive fisherman to give the maximum efficiency. Having been proved conclusively in keen competition, these methods can be recommended with confidence as being worthy of a try by all fishermen.

Important Environmental Notice

Remember for fishing to improve we all have to be responsible ... don't litter empty bait bags, beer ring packs ... discarded fishing line should never be thrown in the water ... always return undersized fish, never take more fish than you need.

BEACH FISHING

Australia is fortunate in possessing some of the finest beaches in the world, and with them, excellent fishing. The ever changing formation of our beaches due to natural forces provides both shelter and food for a variety of fish. By learning to "read a beach, you can locate all the popular angling species such as Tailor, Salmon, Flathead, Mulloway, Trevally, Dart, Bream and Whiting.

ROCK FISHING

Rock fishing can produce some excellent sport for those who are proficient at it. It must be stressed that this is not for the rank amateur. Of all the types of fishing styles, it is the most dangerous. There is some hard and fast rules
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The large number of rivers, estuaries and lakes along the Australian coastline and the variety of fish species that frequent them, offer the main source of recreational fishing for the angling public. As with all types of fishing the choice
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The upsurge in trailer boat popularity along with the ever improving boat and motor design has seen the offshore reefs come well within range of boat fishermen. Electronic navigation aids such as GPS and LCD fish finders have opened up a new world for the reef fisherman. The safety aspect has been improved by the formation
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Freshwater angling over the last few years has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity, due in the main to the stocking with native fish of impoundment's and rivers. Most of our apparently barren
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BEST BAITS: Yabbies, worms, fish flesh, mullet gut and pilchard.
Bream usually inhabit rough, snaggy areas, 2 m to 6 m in depth. They feed together in schools, usually around areas which give them some protection, such as sunken logs, oyster
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